Portuguese footballer will not be facing any criminal charges in relation to the rape accusations made by the Kathryn Mayorga, as per the statement issued by the Las Vegas Police.

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Allegations of rape were levied on Cristiano Ronaldo by former US-based model Kathryn Mayorga

The Las Vegas police has dropped the charges as the claims claims “could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt”

Mayorga has also filed a separate civil lawsuit in US federal court against the Juventus footballer

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has never led his any off the field happening to distract himself on the field. The Juventus forward has been dealing with accusations of alleged rape by former model Kathryn Mayorga but now has been cleared of the charges by US prosecutors as the sexual assault claims “could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt”.

Mayorga had alleged that Ronaldo had forced himself upon her in a Las Vegas hotel back in September 2009 when he had just left Manchester United in a then-record transfer to join Real Madrid.

The official statement issued by the Las Vegas police read: “On August 28, 2018, V contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, asking that her sexual assault investigation be reopened, naming Cristiano Ronaldo as the offender.

“A Request for Prosecution was submitted to the District Attorney’s Office on July 8, 2019.

“Based upon a review of the information presented at this time, the allegations of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

While the 34-year-old Portuguese will not face any criminal charges over rape accusations Mayorga has also filed a separate civil lawsuit in US federal court, which still remains active. She claimed that the footballer had paid her $375,000 to keep quiet but after years of struggle to cope up with the abuse she was inflicting with, the former US-based model decided to speak out.

The claims of a settlement between the two parties, however, have been denied by both Ronaldo and his lawyer Peter Christiansen.

The Las Vegas police, meanwhile, failed to locate any forensic evidence and the video footage suggesting any interaction between the two has also been reportedly lost.

In October 2018, soon after Mayorga had got the Las Vegas police to open an investigation into the case, Ronaldo had distanced himself from the accusations by calling rape an 'abominable crime' that goes against the that he has.

“I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me. Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in. Keen as I may be to clear my name, I refuse to feed the media spectacle created by people seeking to promote themselves at my expense. My clear conscious [sic] will thereby allow me to await with tranquillity the results of any and all investigations,” he had said.

Ronaldo remains one of the biggest names in sporting history, having won virtually every trophy there is to win in his esteemed career.

Rape charges against Cristiano Ronaldo dropped, as claims 'could not be proven beyond reasonable doubt'Description:Portuguese footballer will not be facing any criminal charges in relation to the rape accusations made by the Kathryn Mayorga, as per the statement issued by the Las Vegas Police.Sahil Bakshi